Barney Farrar came to the Golden Eagles after spending the last year in football operations/quality control at Iowa State.

Prior to his time there, Farrar also served a year as assistant athletics director at Ole Miss for a year for football external affairs after working 12 years at Rice for coach Ken Hatfield.

During his time at Rice, Farrar worked as an outside linebackers coach for three seasons, before moving to defensive ends for the next eight years and then oversaw the cornerbacks during his final year in 2005.

Farrar also worked for Hatfield and coach Danny Ford over a 10-year period at Clemson, serving in a variety of roles.

The native of Kossuth, Miss., played his collegiate football at Northeast (Miss.) Junior College and at Delta State. As a Statesman,

Farrar helped DSU accumulate a 12-8 record in 1981 and 1982 while also serving as a team captain his senior season.

He earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1983 and a master's degree in physical education in 1985, both from Delta State.

Farrar has a son, Clint, and a daughter, Cari.